Goin'Primitive (Thanks to everyone who came to this little Oasis) - California Events

H heylownine Grand Member (1 year) Agoura Hills, CA Joined: Oct 05, 2008 Posts: 978	H heylownine Posted posted on Sun, Oct 16, 2011 10:18 PM Wow, where to start? What a great weekend. Having not attended Mojave Oasis in April, I wasn't sure what to expect. But whatever my expectations were, Goin' Primitive blew them away. Mojave Oasis is clearly a special place, and to be there with a community of friends (both known and unknown) was really really great. The location itself was overwhelming from the time we drove in. I think I audibly gasped as I checked in at the gate. Clearly this is the work of talented, passionate people. Thanks to Amy/Queen Kamehameha and Rory for hosting the event. The mark of good hosts is when they ask if you're having a good time and we were asked that a number of times (the answer is absolutely yes!). Tikival and I lucked out and got a tent spot next to BigTikiDude who in addition to spinning great music all weekend is just a great guy. We were also in the shadow of Rum Dog and his Skull Island. Wow, what awesome decor and production. Thanks to Kelly for organizing the crawl. We missed Friday but hit every stop on Saturday. Each drink was tasty and the finishing 1-2 punch of PiPhiRho and Trader Tom should not have been missed by anyone in attendance. Congrats to PiPhiRho for taking first place in the crawl, the Cannibal really was outstanding. Good stuff all-around: Crazy Al's endless energy; Jeremy from Tonga Hut manning bar; picking up some Xmas gifts for friends from Ken Ruzic (nice guy alert!); picking up more fezzes from the Fezmonger; the Ding Dong Devils playing in costume Friday night; getting an unexpected 3rd set from the Hula Girls and dancing (poorly) all through that 3rd set with tikival; and probably 12 other things I'm forgetting right now as I sip from my Goin' Primitive mug…oh yeah, thanks Grog! Mahalo to everyone involved in putting this event on, tikival and I had much more fun than anyone should when camping. We can't wait to do it again. :) Oh yeah, the photos! There's more photos up on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/heylownine/sets/72157627787100841/ kevin

Wow, where to start? What a great weekend. Having not attended Mojave Oasis in April, I wasn't sure what to expect. But whatever my expectations were, Goin' Primitive blew them away. Mojave Oasis is clearly a special place, and to be there with a community of friends (both known and unknown) was really really great. The location itself was overwhelming from the time we drove in. I think I audibly gasped as I checked in at the gate. Clearly this is the work of talented, passionate people.

Thanks to Amy/Queen Kamehameha and Rory for hosting the event. The mark of good hosts is when they ask if you're having a good time and we were asked that a number of times (the answer is absolutely yes!). Tikival and I lucked out and got a tent spot next to BigTikiDude who in addition to spinning great music all weekend is just a great guy. We were also in the shadow of Rum Dog and his Skull Island. Wow, what awesome decor and production. Thanks to Kelly for organizing the crawl. We missed Friday but hit every stop on Saturday. Each drink was tasty and the finishing 1-2 punch of PiPhiRho and Trader Tom should not have been missed by anyone in attendance. Congrats to PiPhiRho for taking first place in the crawl, the Cannibal really was outstanding.

Good stuff all-around: Crazy Al's endless energy; Jeremy from Tonga Hut manning bar; picking up some Xmas gifts for friends from Ken Ruzic (nice guy alert!); picking up more fezzes from the Fezmonger; the Ding Dong Devils playing in costume Friday night; getting an unexpected 3rd set from the Hula Girls and dancing (poorly) all through that 3rd set with tikival; and probably 12 other things I'm forgetting right now as I sip from my Goin' Primitive mug…oh yeah, thanks Grog!

Mahalo to everyone involved in putting this event on, tikival and I had much more fun than anyone should when camping. We can't wait to do it again. :)

Oh yeah, the photos!

There's more photos up on flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/heylownine/sets/72157627787100841/

kevin

Post #610410 by heylownine on Sun, Oct 16, 2011 10:18 PM